SimCity 5 will be announced next week, according to a German games magazine.

Gamestar claims that Electronic Arts will reveal the sequel at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, which commences on March 5.

The report is backed up by previous social networking posts from the publisher. Public relations boss Erik Reynolds wrote on Twitter: "More info! EA Maxis GDC announcement, huge event [with] special guests."

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It was followed by a Facebook teaser that suggested the revelation could be SimCity-related. "How can we change the world together? Find out when EA hosts the Game Changers event at GDC. What would you do if you had the power to change the world?"

EA Maxis developed the first SimCity game in 1989. The series has gone on to spawn numerous sequels and spinoffs for a range of platforms. The last core entry in the series was SimCity 4, which debuted on PC and Mac in 2004.